Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Though many people are pinning their hopes on a COVID-19 vaccine, another option is available: preventive treatment. At a Senate hearing this week, Anthony Fauci noted that a vaccine — which is probably months or years away — isn’t the only way to protect someone from a life-threatening virus. These
Read MoreThe TurboGrafx-16 Mini will launch in North America on May 22nd. Konami’s miniature console was initially set to come out on March 19th through Amazon for $99.99. However, Konami delayed the console a few weeks before its release after suspending manufacturing and shipments of the system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new
Read MoreOne video game developer is hosting guests for Suhoor and Iftar in Nintendo’s life simulator. In extraordinary times, Ramadan finds a place in Animal Crossing Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a new MacBook, B&H Photo and Amazon are selling the 2019 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models for between $150 and $300 off their regular prices. For the MacBook Pro in particular, that’s the best discount we’ve seen yet. Read more… How to Get 0 Off the 2019 MacBook Pro Source:
Read MoreI have a handful of credit cards, all of which I keep for different reasons. There’s the one I use for my favorite airline, the one I use to rack up travel points, the one I got in college and keep for mostly sentimental reasons … the list goes on. Read more… How to Choose
Read MoreElon Musk’s tunneling company is still set for primetime early next year. The Boring Company completes Las Vegas tunnels ahead of 2021 opening – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUnlike Android devices, whose major updates roll out slowly across different devices, carriers, and manufacturers, all Apple devices get new updates at exactly the same time. The act of updating your iPhone or iPad is easy, but there are plenty of details you should know regarding OS and app updates—including how to… Read more… How
Read MoreIf you’re not already registered to vote, now is definitely the time to do it. Yes, there’s a big presidential election coming up in November, but there are opportunities to vote at least once a year in your local elections, and you shouldn’t skip those either. But how, exactly, does one register to vote? Good
Read MorePhoto by Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images While treats like chips, popcorn, and ice cream (and for some reason, oat milk) topped grocery purchases during the first few weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns, more Americans continue to turn to a different comfort food: plant-based meat alternatives. Grocery store sales of products like Beyond Meat and Tofurky
Read More2K Games Epic Games has launched a month-long Mega Sale for its online store. You’ll be able to get some very popular games, including Control, Borderlands 3, and Red Dead Redemption 2, at significant discounts. Some titles, such as Assassin’s Creed Origins and Far Cry 5, are on sale for as much as 75 percent
Read MoreNetflix has a new interactive special and it’s a lot of fun. Kimmy Schmidt is back! – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} In this month’s fitness challenge we’ve revisited the scientific seven-minute workout and Canada’s antique-but-holds-up 5BX. This week, let’s dial the time machine back just a few years to 2016, when we told you guys about this 15-minute morning workout from Darebee. Read more… This 15-Minute Morning Workout Is a Classic for a Reason Source:
Read MoreWe’ve reached a point where websites could use a little social distancing. Alt Tabs: How Google and Microsoft are cleaning up crowded browsers Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTo cover all bases, Simmons University, a private women-focused institution in Boston, has announced its intention to develop an online undergraduate experience in time for the start of school in fall 2020. The new program, being built with the help of 2U, will give students the option of enrolling in hundreds of Simmons courses redesigned
Read MoreToday’s plankton-eating anchovies had monsterlike ancestors, researchers discover. Saber-toothed anchovies surface in ancient fossils – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou may not have heard of Puhahonu, the planet’s largest and hottest shield volcano. Scientists identify Earth's largest shield volcano, and it's not Mauna Loa – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of the largest unlicensed Club Penguin fan servers, Club Penguin Online, says it will shut down at the end of the month after receiving a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice from The Walt Disney Company. Club Penguin Online, an unlicensed revival of the popular Disney-owned children’s social network, is one of the
Read MoreGrab your earbuds, and listen to the iconic theme song from Animal Crossing: New Horizons performed at home by the musicians who created the catchy tune. Nintendo uploaded a video today showing the musicians re-creating the wholesome, soothing tropical theme that plays each time you launch the game to continue exploring your island life. The
Read MoreCBS All Access is getting another Star Trek series, with this one focusing on three fan-favorite characters: Captain Christopher Pike, Number One, and Science Officer Spock. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will follow the three characters “in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy,” according
Read MoreTechnology — if we keep it in its place — can empower creative teachers to shine. Using Tech to Teach — Smartly Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image}A survey undertaken by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association and online learning producer MindEdge found that two-thirds of respondents in colleges and universities have seen growing interest in alternative credentials among students in recent years, and nearly half would call it “significant growth” in interest. Colleges Show Great Interest in Alternative Credentials But
Read MoreA survey undertaken by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association and online learning producer MindEdge found that two-thirds of respondents in colleges and universities have seen growing interest in alternative credentials among students in recent years, and nearly half would call it “significant growth” in interest. Colleges Show Great Interest in Alternative Credentials But
Read MoreMaking video games is a difficult endeavor at the best of times, but spare a thought for the people behind Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, which finally came out last month for the PC, PS4, and Switch in the West. I first played it at a game show in Osaka in 2009; it was running
Read MorePhoto by Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images New York City’s subway system has a new app to help essential workers get around during nightly subway closures. Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the nation’s largest subway system and the only one in the US to run 24/7, announced that it would be shutting down
Read MoreAs the end of the school year approaches and the long summer months loom ahead, I am often struck by two questions: Has my son learned everything he was supposed to learn in third grade? And how the hell am I supposed to keep him from falling even further behind without setting up an ongoing
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